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Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan gives this lecture entitled 'Public Lecture Electoral reforms and the quest for democracy in Malaysia' at The Australian National University on 1 November 2011. The BERSIH 2.0 rally of the 9th of July 2011 will forever be etched in the memory of Malaysians as a historic day. This was the day when around 50000 Malaysians from all ethnic groups defied attempts by the government to prevent a demonstration. In this video, the speaker discusses the eight demands of BERSIH in the context of Malaysia's electoral system. She also explores the events leading up to July 9th as well its aftermath and significance. She also discusses whether the government's recent response in setting up a Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reforms and announced plans to repeal some oppressive legislation are reasons for hope. Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan is a leading lawyer, human rights and rule of law activist in Malaysia. She served on the Malaysian Bar Council from 2002 until March 2010. She was its Chairman and President from March 2007 till March 2009. She presently heads Bersih 2.0, a citizen's movement for free and fair elections. She has served on the executive committee of the Women's Aid Organisation and is involved in the Bar Council Special Committee on the Orang Asli (indigenous persons) rights. Ambiga graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Exeter, in 1979. She was called to the English Bar at Gray's Inn in 1980 and to the ...